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Amber LED on controller

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Applies to

FAS/AFF Systems

Issue

  • Amber LED is confirmed being on, but no visible issue or alerts seen:

Cluster::> System health alert show
This table is currently empty.

  • Checking the logs SP-LATEST-IPMI we see there is an old fault, which after checking logs, was resolved but not cleared

======================================
hsamcmd --fault-show-all
======================================
tag  origin  fld                                     fault reason                                    count  time
---- ------- ----                                    -------------                                   ------ -----
1    bmc     /chassis-1/controller-a/nvbatt-1        Bat_Design_Cap: Current Sensor 95 UNC           1      Mon Dec 30 09:33:40 2024

  • Checking for events we can see the event is reported:

Cluster::> system controller service-event show -instance            
            Node: Node-01
Service Event ID: 1
        Location: NV Battery on Controller A
     Description: Bat_Design_Cap: Current Sensor 95 UNC
       Timestamp: Mon Dec 30 09:33:40 2024

 

 

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